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So Lady luck shone in me today.
Picked up a Torq 6'6 swallow tail fish today.
Futures boxes X 5, 40L and surfed once.
Get this... $100.00
It came as a pair with a Gunther tri in good nick for which I had to hand over another $100.
So 2 boards for a couple of hundred.
One almost exactly what I was after, ideal would have been 6'8 but I'm not complaining.
Can't stop grinning.
Also cheers and sincere thanks to all who went outta their way with offers of help and good wishes. Again may good fortune shine back on you and yours.
Gotta say this is not a bad looking shape for a pop out.
And before anyone flames me I already know it's not Oz made. And no I don't feel like having that old long and drawn out discussion and argument about supporting the Oz board makers.
I actually wanted to buy a used Yallingup Hippie by Yahoo that came up yesterday but was 2nd in line with the guy holding it for someone to view on the weekend.
Go figure, cash buyer or a maybe coming to see it on the weekend?
So this is what I got and could afford, which was s marginal midlength and more in long shorty territory.
On the Webber front I am still considering taking up Greg Webber's offer of having a board made in PU by the guys at Yahoo in Yallingup and supplied at cost.
A most generous offer on all their behalfs, but having found this way cheaper option I would not feel right about costing them time and money. Will take this board for a few waves first, if it works for me all good and well, if not then I'll likely hit Greg Webber up for that offer.
Sell the Torq for a profit and pgrade my man!
Get the other $100 board sell that and make a profit.
Then get whatever Aussie made board ou would like.
Winning!
Well Webber is scratched for now.
Just got a $30k tax office fine on Friday for late submissions of BAS and annual returns.
Damn bookkeeper, disappears with all of my paperwork for 3 years, finally track her down and get things done only to then find she's screwed it up royally 
.
And the fine is on top of the money we owe them for out standings ......... 
Anyway, just glad it's sorted and we know how deep in the proverbial we are.
But it puts the possibility of owning another Diamond on the back burner.
So glad I tripped across the Torq 6'6 brand new for $100.
Had another win today with a 7'5 demo but never used mid length / mini mal, never even waxed for $120. Which is fortunate because it re-qualifies me to stick around the mid length forum
For now I'll take whatever little wins I can score.
Oh and Aussie made BTW.
A guy called Daren Glennan of entity surfboards over east.
Looks like it was a promotional board for Bosch advertising or a prize or something?
Anyway I'm not worried, beggars can't be choosers.
Cheers Al G,
Sounds like a top bloke, grew up on the same side of the tracks as I did by sounds of things. Me and some mates tried our hand at shaping and glassing for a while, but like he said no money in boards.
Hope some people who drop in here look him up for a ride.
Hydro, was it you after a Miller subx ...www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cromer/surfing/miller-subx-6-2/1248670248
So picked up the 7'5 today. Total flashback to a Crozier 7' something I had as a teen.
The Entity is a thruster FCS plugs. Wish it had a single box but a brand new never wax Oz made mid length / mini map for $100 is a steal.
Made as promo boards and cost nearly $900 each.
Shapes not exactly what I would have chosen but I'll give it a few sessions. If I like it winner, if not move it along and still make a few bucks.
Happy days.
So now boardless again.
Both boards sold on the same weekend. And the rocketfish is too small for me.
Did all right for a couple of hundred years nvestment. Made about $600 but need to spread that to a new wettie and board. After the wettie that leaves me about $400 for a board.
And for a fish in the 6'8 to 7', 44 to 49L with futures their is stuff all to nothing around in WA.
Spewing, cause we are supposedly getting some good conditions this week as well.
So this thread is quickly becoming my place of lament.
Whatever happened to every cloud has a silver lining? Or there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
So I did alright buying and trading a few boards in an effort to work my way to a goal of either replacing my Webber with another Webber, or of buying something similar used if I could find one.
Was feeling fairly chuffed with myself given everything else in my world.
But then my car broke down, the ever reliable 80 series became unreliable.
My vacuum pump packed it in, and for those wondering what that is, it's nothing too important other than giving boost to your brakes.
So whilst I was hurtling along at 80kph towards a set of lights it changed, and the BMW in front of me decides to stop. Which is great if you've got ABS, oh and a vacuum pump assisting your brakes.
A bit of creative driving along the hwy reserve saw me miss the back end of the Beamer and steadily sail through the red light managing to avoid a number of obstacles in my part with some sidewalk surfing in an 80 series.
So longish story short, the money I managed to scrounge together for a new slab and wettie now needs to be spent on parts to fix old faithful.
On the one hand I am grateful that I managed to scrounge together within a few bucks the exact money needed for the new parts. On the other I am back to boardless, cold and wondering WTF?? How does a guy at my age who has busted his arse his whole life end up skint because family members steal everything he's worked for his whole life and because unscrupulous clients rack up debt that they have no intention of paying back?
How is it that when you try to do what is right by everyone and trust people who you believed you could you end up getting taken for a right royal ride and advantage of?
How is it that I look around and see guys my age in their new dual cabs with their shiny boards and the time to play? And I can't even afford a used slab let alone a pre pissed in wettie?
I dunno, this stuff just messes my head up, maybe the universe is trying to tell me something and I'm just to damned stupid to hear it.
Bitchin over, feel free to ignore my rant.
I'll just get back in my corner and scream at the sky.
Nice people come last Hydromann so they say,,learn from being a nice easy guy from the sounds of it,your still young rebuild. Don't waist your energy of the negative, move on go get it!
